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Eocarniodus gracilis

Conodontophorida

Taxonomy
Prioniodus gracilis was named by Rhodes (1955).

It was recombined as Eocarniodus gracilis by Orchard (1980), Stouge and Rasmussen (1996).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1955Prioniodus gracilis Rhodes p. 136 figs. Pl. 8, Figs 5-6
1980Eocarniodus gracilis Orchard
1996Eocarniodus gracilis Stouge and Rasmussen p. 62 figs. Pl. 1, Fig. 17

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
RankNameAuthor
subphylumVertebrata
superclassCyclostomataRichards
orderConodontophorida
genusEocarniodusOrchard 1980
speciesgracilis(Rhodes 1955)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Eocarniodus gracilis Rhodes 1955
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2004-09-24 07:52:01
Modified: 2004-10-20 05:00:26
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Vormsi to the top of the Cautleyan or 449.90000 to 448.80000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Ordovician458.2 - 443.1Austria Eocarniodus gracilis (187796 187797)
Katian452.8 - 445.2Canada (Cornwallis Island) Eocarniodus gracilis (211069)
Vormsi449.9 - 449.5Denmark (Bornholm) Eocarniodus gracilis (184780)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1Russian Federation Eocarniodus gracilis (142463)
Cautleyan449.2 - 448.8Ireland (Leinster) Eocarniodus gracilis (89130)